Roast Chicken with Arugula and Bread Salad
- 8 cups 1-inch cubes country-style white bread (from about 12 ounces)
- 1 7-pound whole roasting chicken, neck and giblets discarded
- 1/2 cup canned low-salt chicken broth
- 1/3 cup white wine vinegar
- 3/4 cup thinly sliced green onions
- 1/2 cup dried currants
- 3 bunches fresh arugula, trimmed, halved crosswise (about 2 cups)
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Place bread on large baking sheet.
- Bake until bread is lightly toasted, about 6 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Maintain oven temperature.
- Rinse chicken inside and out; pat dry.
- Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper.
- Place breast side up on rack in heavy large roasting pan.
- Tie legs together to hold shape.
- Roast chicken 1 hour.
- Reduce oven temperature to 375F.
- Roast until meat thermometer inserted into thigh registers 180F, basting occasionally during last 15 minutes, about 45 minutes longer.
- Transfer chicken to platter.
- Tent with foil.
- Pour pan juices into 4-cup measuring cup (do not clean pan).
- Spoon fat off top of pan juices, returning 2 tablespoons fat to pan.
- Add pan juices, canned chicken broth and vinegar to pan.
- Bring to boil atop stove, scraping up browned bits.
- Add green onions and currants.
- Simmer 3 minutes to reduce liquid slightly.
- Remove from heat.
- Add bread to pan and toss with juices.
- Mix in arugula.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve with chicken.
bread, chicken, chicken broth, white wine vinegar, green onions, currants, fresh arugula
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/roast-chicken-with-arugula-and-bread-salad-15565 (may not work)